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  6 July 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Fr. Jean-Baptiste Akwandan elevated to the dignity of Chaplain of his Holiness: "a manifestation of God's blessing towards the Atchan people Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "I didn't know what to say, I was surprised by the appointment, and the second reaction is a thank you not for me, but for the 125 Ebrié priests commonly called Atchan (an ethnic group that liv ...
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  6 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders: the work of Friar Francis Nadeem will inspire many to true fraternity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Friar Francis Nadeem was the backbone of the mission of interreligious dialogue in Pakistan: after his death we feel orphaned, we hope and pray his legacy inspire many Christians and Muslims in ...
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  6 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Churches, associations, cultural groups: the new anti-terrorism law is draconian and unconstitutional Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Philippines are facing the Covid-19 crisis but, despite the urgency of the situation, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to consolidating power. At the moment there ...
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  6 July 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Forgotten crisis: 2.2 million people risk starvation Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the coming months, over 2.2 million burkinabés are at risk of starving due to ongoing conflicts and extreme climatic conditions (see Fides, 30/5/2020). In 2020, the number of people affe ...
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  6 July 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops launch an appeal to end insecurity in Narok and Marsabit counties Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned with continued insecurity and tensions in the Counties of Narok and Marsabit which have led to loss of lives, displacement of people and destruction of properties", says ...
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  6 July 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Catholic University choirs at the "Concert of Resilience" among the archaeological remains of Baalbeck Baalbeck (Agenzia Fides) - The choirs of three Lebanese Catholic universities were among the protagonists of the great concert event hosted on the evening of Sunday 5 July among the imposing remains of the archaeological ...
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  4 July 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - From Prague to Kabul, a fundraiser for the needy, a sign of spiritual communion of the Church Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - A fundraiser which began in Prague reached the church of Kabul through the staff of the Czech embassy. This is the initiative carried out by the parish community of St. Gotthard, in Prague, led by ...
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  4 July 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We cannot get used to crime and violence and be indifferent to death": the diocese in the face of the massacre of Irapuato Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - "The greatest massacre of the six-year period", "Unacceptable crimes", "Yet another battle and terrible massacre", "One of the worst events in the history of Mexico", "Justice is urgently nee ...
• 4 July 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Solomon Patrick Zaku Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 27, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr Solomon Patrick Zaku, of the diocesan clergy of Maiduguri as ...
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  4 July 2020
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Videoconference to present the report on the activities of the PMS in 2019 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Spain have organized a virtual press conference to present their 2019 Activity Report, which will be held on Monday 6 July at 11.30 am via Zoom. As the n ...
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  4 July 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Corruption undermines the fight against Covid-19: the poorest pay the price Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In Africa, 383,747 people are currently suffering from coronavirus, of whom 183 thousand are hospitalized in healthcare facilities, while the number of deaths has reached 9,691. In Kenya there a ...
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  4 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Farewell to Fr. Francis Nadeem, Capuchin friar engaged in interreligious dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We have lost a wonderful priest and friar, who humbly served in his community, and also reached people of other faiths with the Christian message of peace and love. A priest who was known, appre ...
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  4 July 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS - Africa, Covid-19 has not stopped wars Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - When, in the last week of March, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres first, and then Pope Francis, just when the pandemic was taking on frightening dimensions, launched a heartfel ...
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  3 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Manila priests oppose anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism bill has "vague, amorphous and deleterious" provisions that will only do more harm than good to the people. The bill very clearly and concretely derogates from some established ...
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  3 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Fervent charity initiatives in the Church of Bombay in times of pandemic Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The charitable commitment of the Catholic communities of the archdiocese of Bombay is remarkable, which began with the lockdown imposed by the government to contain Covid-19 and which still conti ...